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Computing the Poisson-Binomial Distribution for Soccer Match Outcomes
(2024)In soccer analytics, the Poisson-Binomial distribution is used to obtain the probabilities of the possible match scores of a team. This is an important distribution for analysts, because it allows for construction of new descriptive metrics and further meta-analysis. This work outlines the theoretical background of the Poisson-Binomial distribution, hoists it into the context of soccer analytics, while also providing content on the ...Bachelor Thesis